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I was just testing our antique GE Digital Alarm Clock Radio, and randomly got Rickrolled from the radio! (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world

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Edit/Addendum: It's amazing how sensitive the tuner is on this thing, it picks up like every station anywhere even close to our area, with great quality no less. I mean sure it's mono, but still great quality for something made in the early 1980s.

And yes, I listened to the whole song, because why not? 😂

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[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A mono FM receiver -- with zero support for stereo whatsoever -- should indeed exhibit greater sensitivity and selectivity when tuning stations, because they need only electronically filter for a ~15 kHz mono signal within the assigned 200 kHz band for each distinct station.

A wider filter suitable for stereo reception could have similar behavior, but it would require better/pricier components or a greatly modified design for the radio. In most cases, sensitivity is sacrificed to keep the price point of a stereo receiver, since people care more about properly selecting nearby radio stations rather than faraway stations. Even when a stereo receiver were -- somehow -- receiving a mono broadcast, the penalty is already paid because of the receiver's design.

Source: Wikipedia

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Interesting. I was already aware that mono FM lends itself to better reception, but I never fully studied exactly why or how.

Sad that the Wiki image you posted is practically invisible on dark mode theme, black on black...

[–] th3dogcow@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

The image is a PNG with a transparent background. If you view it on the Wikipedia page it should be easier to view. I had the same issue in Voyager. It just opened to a black screen lol.

[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you are a bit of a history buff check to see where it was made to confirm if you have a true GE alarm clock or a licensed one. For more info see https://youtube.com/shorts/62kZOg5cF0w Warning though as it’s not dull, or at least I find random history of things companies to be very thrilling (maybe that’s my personal dull confession for today).

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's a 7-4612B

Exact year unknown, original date sticker still there, but somewhere between not properly stamped plus age and weathering..

I can barely read (in red) 5204K